This short video of moving vegetables explains why so much food is grown yet so many people remain food insecure.

Pollan's best-selling book 'In Defense of Food' answered the question, 'What should I eat?' Now the book is a documentary, airing on PBS Dec. 30.

Video: Join Danielle V as she plans an eco-friendly and socially conscious Super Bowl party.

While the days of excess seem to be over, a party in New York last week showed that it’s always in vogue (and on budget) to be green.

This holiday season, green your home (and maybe your guests) with these five tips to boost your eco-hospitality.

You may feel overwhelmed with planning lots of food and buying decorations. We have simple tips to help minimize your waste at the end of the big game.

Washington has had plenty of chances to do something about the pine beetle problem, but has chosen to do nothing.

In his last scheduled trip to the nation's capital as governor, Dave Freudenthal has some frank discussions with policy makers — and this MNN blogger.

Camping's not your thing? Here are helpful tips for people who don't like to camp.

Who knew a sandwich bag and some water could make a biconvex lens and start a fire?

Fire lookout towers found in numerous national forests have been converted into campsites-in-the-sky.

The odds of a shark attack are already infinitesimal, but with a few simple precautions, it is possible to discourage them even further.

You have until Aug. 28 to get your lifetime National Park Service senior pass at the lower rate of $10.

Open to biking, kayaking and cross-country skiing, this 15,000-mile-trail isn't your run-of-the-mill recreational trail.

Dale 'Grey Beard' Sanders, 82, hiked the entire Appalachian Trail in a year.

There are several different ways to start a campfire, depending on wind and what resources you have on hand.

Here are some quirky towns with their own distinct vibe that are worth a visit ... and might be a place you'd like to settle down.

Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards are looking for the funniest candid photos of animals just being themselves.

From a man wearing a minotaur mask to a collection of taxidermy, these fascinating images were the 2018 Sony World Photography winners.

The Danish capital's urban 'parkipelago' will eventually include a sauna, cafe and mussel farm.

If you're looking for a way to de-stress and relax, bath in the forest — or more specifically, take a walk through the woods.

The Finns love to forage, treating the outdoors in Finland like a wild supermarket. Here's how to start this habit where you live.

BirdCast shows the volume and direction of birds in the U.S.

The Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge opens to the public Sept. 15 amid controversy and concerns.

Now 50% complete, the Great American Rail-Trail spans an epic 4,000 epic miles.

Whether you're planning to camp or just go for a simple hike, here are 10 things you need before you hit the trail.

Paterson vetoes anti-fracking bill, but at the same time extends a more narrowly written moratorium on fracking.

The NRDC unveils a new online tool for Americans who face pollution from hydraulic fracturing, aka 'fracking.'

'30 Rock' actor is the latest big name to go up against the natural gas industry.

It may be a largely symbolic victory for environmentalists, but many critics of hydraulic fracturing hope it will set an example for other states to follow.

The Youngstown quakes were triggered by wastewater injection, scientists have discovered.

Prize-winning design proposal revives defunct post offices by transforming them into food-sharing centers.

Is a bill that treats homelessness as a medical condition flawed? Or is it just what the doctor ordered?

Aaron Tucker was hoping a job interview would change his life, but he wound up saving a life instead.

As the season of giving approaches, support your local food bank's commitment to give less junk food and donate only nutritious food.

Brazen raccoon bandits may be trying to trying to send Toronto a message. They have been showing up in all sorts of places.

Working eight hours a day for two years, Jalandhar Nayak cut nearly five miles of road through the mountainous terrain of eastern India.

Gilbert High School seniors in South Carolina are raising money to get service dogs to veterans with PTSD.

The Salvation Army's nonprofit grocery store, DMG Foods, has opened in Baltimore with help from the Maryland Food Bank.

When you leave your food donation by your mailbox on May 12, make sure to keep a record of it.

Walter Carr, a dedicated young employee, wins accolades in Alabama for going above and beyond to get to his first day of work.

Some are eyeing empty department stores as potential transitional housing for the homeless.

A new study suggests people who deliver bad news are never seen as innocent.

The South American nation joins 50 other countries taking steps to reduce plastic waste and pollution.

Drinking straws are one item that's days are numbered as Ikea vows to eliminate throwaway plastic products from its product range and in-store eateries.

Plastic can be super-useful in specific scenarios, but often it's just wasteful. Here's when you don't need it.

Dr. Sarah-Jeanne Royer at the University of Hawai'i discovered that plastic bags are contributing to global warming by giving off methane.

A study found that microplastics can be kept inside water-dwelling creatures, like mosquitoes, as they age.

Why are regular citizens doing the work that should be done by the companies that make the disposables?

A new technique promises to turn plastic waste into clean, high-grade fuel.